Name/Title

Bonnet

Entry/Object ID

G92.071

Description

Flat fine Leghorn straw braid 'French style cottage' bonnet, deep crown with angled, wide flaring brim. Brim wired concentrically within grayish gathered gauze lining. White silk lining in crown; gold stamped label: SHEPARD, NORWELL & CO. WINTER ST. & TEMPLE PLACE BOSTON. Later ribbon and plumes added.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1830

Notes

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

Bonnet, Female, Hat, Leghorn, Straw, French style cottage, French, cottage, Gauze, Silk, Shepard, Norwel, Boston